Welcome Fox Hill Families to the 2021-2022 school year!

Our first student school day is Wednesday, August 4th! Please make sure you have reviewed the most recent Washington Township Covid Protocols - https://www.msdwt.k12.in.us/2021/07/covid-19-protocols/

Students in Kindergarten-5th grade are required to wear Masks unless vaccinated.

Each week, I will send this weekly newsletter with reminders and updates of things going on at Fox Hill. This newsletter will be sent through Parent Square - via the email address you provided to the school or you can access it through the Parent Square app.

Mrs. Beard

Principal

We are getting excited for the start of the 2021-2022 school year! Please join us on Monday, August 2 for our Ice Cream Social for students in grades 1-5 from 5:00-5:45 or 5:45-6:30.

In order to reduce the number of families visiting the classrooms at one time, we are recommending:

• Families with last names that start with A-M, please come to the Ice Cream Social from 5:00-5:45 pm.
• Families with last names that start with N-Z, please come to the Ice Cream Social from 5:45-6:30 pm.

If your family is not able to attend during your recommended time, please come at the time that works best for your family.

***Feel free to take your student's school supplies to his or her classroom on Ice Cream Social Night!

This will be the time for your child to meet their teacher before our first student day on Wednesday, Aug. 4. We look forward to you joining us for this fun event!

*If any family missed Kindergarten Orientation, you are welcome to visit on the night of Ice Cream Social. However, please note kindergarten teachers will not be present.

Bus Riders will be dismissed from the bus by grade level. Older students will be dismissed first and will report directly to their classrooms. K-2 students will be escorted to their classrooms by assistants and volunteers.

Parents may choose to bring their students on the first days of school and may enter through the front entrance and escort their student to class. Beginning Monday, August 9th, students will need to walk on their own to their classrooms. Staff will be present in the hallways to help.

Visitors during the school day will be limited. Parents who would like to schedule a conference or meeting with their child’s teacher during the school day, in the future, may do so by contacting the teacher and requesting an appointment. Visits to the classroom without teacher notification and approval are prohibited. Visitation may also be further impacted by any future COVID related protocols.

FROM THE TRANSPORTATION DEPT :

A PARENT/GUARDIAN (or designated person) MUST meet his/her kindergarten student each day at the afternoon bus stop. An older sibling may be permitted with a signed and dated note from the parent/guardian. If a bus driver finds that a parent/guardian is not present and awaiting the safe delivery of their kindergarten child, the child will remain on the bus under the supervision of the bus driver.

Upon finishing their route, bus drivers will take kindergarten students back to their home school, and the parent/guardian will be contacted to reunite them with the student. This procedure is considered the safest approach, but it comes at an added cost to the school district in both time and money and cannot be allowed to happen multiple times without consequence.

The first offense will result in a letter to the parent/guardian advising them of the safety concern and of the consequences for a repeat offense. The second offense will result in a suspension of bus privileges for a period of three days. The third offense will result in the student being removed from the bus for the remainder of the school year.

Thank you for your help in ensuring that a parent/guardian or designee is present to greet your kindergarten child when they are dropped off at their bus stop. We know the importance of the partnership between family and school, and we want to do everything possible to keep your child safe while in our care.

Make sure your phone number and email address are updated in Skyward Family Access to receive all school and district updates! Skyward Family Access Directions

If you have questions or issues with Skyward, please email skyward@msdwt.k12.in.us.

If you do not know your username/password, please email skyward@msdwt.k12.in.us or call Fox Hill Elementary.

*2021-2022 MSD Washington Township

*Fox Hill Elementary

As the 2021 school year starts, we at Fox Hill want to share that our work around equity is still a priority for us!

Please know that we will:

-Continue to prioritize Professional Development that focuses on Anti-racist teaching, Bias training, and Equitable practices.

-Continue to develop our Equity Team to include various perspectives.

-Continue to look at systems and programs with a common goal of creating opportunity and access for all.

-Continue to look at disproportionality as it relates to staffing, behavior, special services, and academics.

We are committed to the work and to positive change! We ask for your support as we continue to grow.